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Majority of central banks have analysed effects of tariffs
Spike in levies seen as having varying degrees of impact on financial stability
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Only 30% of central banks conduct non-bank stress-testing
Exercise tends to be less common in institutions with smaller financial stability teams
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Most central banks seek improved regulatory frameworks
Key areas include laws on systemically important banks, liquidity risks, insurance and fintechs
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Limit on insured bank deposit payouts averages $50,000
One in 10 jurisdictions lack any deposit insurance fund
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Two in five central banks see need for more macro-pru tools
Caps on loan-to-value ratios are respondents’ most actively used policy
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AI most widely used for document preparation in financial stability
Smaller financial stability teams less likely to utilise technology
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Only 5% of central banks reveal individual bank stress-test results
Respondents share details of how stress scenarios are developed
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Central banks with resource deficiency tend to pay higher salaries
Average financial stability budget also higher in units with that report non-staff resource shortage
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Financial stability staff sufficiency improves year on year
Most central banks report contentment with non-staff resources
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Most central banks co-ordinate monetary and financial stability tools
Cross-scenario evaluation and committee overlap cited as areas of interaction
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Singapore maintains policy after two periods of easing
MAS says Q2 growth stronger than expected but trade likely to slow in second half of 2025
Supervision Benchmarks 2025 – executive summary
Data reveals focus on digitalisation and widespread use of suptech tools
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